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West Bengal: State in Eastern India
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous state and the fourteenth-largest state by area in India. Covering an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi), it is also the seventh-most populous country subdivision of the world. Part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region and the coastal Sundarbans. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.

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WB BJP leader allegedly beaten up by TMC workers [Video]

WB BJP leader allegedly beaten up by TMC workers

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was allegedly beaten up and his office vandalised by All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers. The incident happened in Bankura District of West Bengal. "They..

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West Bengal man covers 5500 km on foot to spread COVID awareness [Video]

West Bengal man covers 5500 km on foot to spread COVID awareness

Despite extant COVID crisis, some people have been defiant. COVID precautions still remain to be the best solution to avoid getting infected. Contributing his bit, a man hailing from West Bengal, is..

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'Mamata scared; turning Bengal into Bangladesh': BJP attacks TMC | WB election [Video]

'Mamata scared; turning Bengal into Bangladesh': BJP attacks TMC | WB election

Dilip Ghosh, president of BJP's West Bengal unit, trained his guns on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the poll campaign picks up pace. Ghosh said Banerjee gets terrified whenever senior BJP leaders..

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Dilip Ghosh slams Mamata, says she gets scared when BJP leaders come from Delhi in WB [Video]

Dilip Ghosh slams Mamata, says she gets scared when BJP leaders come from Delhi in WB

West Bengal's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on November 27 slammed state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by saying that she gets scared when BJP leaders come from Delhi in WB. He said,..

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'2/3rd majority in West Bengal...': Rajnath Singh on BJP-TMC fight #HTLS2020 [Video]

'2/3rd majority in West Bengal...': Rajnath Singh on BJP-TMC fight #HTLS2020

Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister of India, and former president of the Bharatiya Janata Party commented on the party's prospects in the West Bengal Assembly elections next year. Speaking at the 18th..

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Left trade unions block railway track in Bengal against Centre's new labour laws [Video]

Left trade unions block railway track in Bengal against Centre's new labour laws

The members of Left trade union blocked railway track at Belgharia station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. They are protesting against Centre's new labour and farm laws on November 26. A..

Credit: ANI     Duration: 01:51Published
6 rescued, 2 missing after vessel carrying trucks capsized in Malda [Video]

6 rescued, 2 missing after vessel carrying trucks capsized in Malda

Six people were rescued and two others went missing after a vessel carrying eight trucks capsized in Ganga river in Malda district of West Bengal on night of November 23. According to Malda's Zilla..

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Chhath Puja 2020: Devotees offer prayers at West Bengal ghats [Video]

Chhath Puja 2020: Devotees offer prayers at West Bengal ghats

The four-day long 'Chhath Puja' concluded on November 21. To celebrate the festival, devotees gathered at ghats in WB's Asansol. They offered prayers and performed 'Chhath Puja' rituals. On the last..

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Watch: Bihar, Bengal CM celebrate Chhath Puja; devotees at ghats [Video]

Watch: Bihar, Bengal CM celebrate Chhath Puja; devotees at ghats

Thousands of devotees assembled at Assi Ghat on Friday in Varanasi to celebrate Chhath Puja. People were seen wearing traditional attires and offered prayers at the ghats. This year, the festival is..

Credit: HT Digital Content     Duration: 01:41Published
'Will win elections with majority of over 200 seats in WB': Babul Supriyo [Video]

'Will win elections with majority of over 200 seats in WB': Babul Supriyo

As assembly polls in West Bengal near, Union Minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo expressed confidence over party's chances to win in the state. "The people of West Bengal are with us. If Mamata Didi..

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23rd Jan must be declared as 'Patriot's Day': SC Bose's grand-nephew [Video]

23rd Jan must be declared as 'Patriot's Day': SC Bose's grand-nephew

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Narendra Modi to declare 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as a national holiday and "take decisive steps..

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'Separate politics from law and order': WB Governor on political violence [Video]

'Separate politics from law and order': WB Governor on political violence

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at state government over the law and order situation in the state and said that officers want to become artillery and infantry of the political machinery...

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BJP worker found dead in WB's Cooch Behar [Video]

BJP worker found dead in WB's Cooch Behar

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was found dead in West Bengal's Cooch Behar. Family of the deceased alleges that he was killed by TMC goons. Police have denied political angle in the case.

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Trade union strike partially affects normal life in Bengal

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West Bengal, Kerala agree to Centre’s plan to meet GST shortfall

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Even if BJP arrests me, I will ensure TMC victory in polls from jail: Mamata

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West Bengal: BJP observes 12-hour bandh in Cooch Behar over party worker's death

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